Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup

Publication date: 23 August 2022

The Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup is an international hockey tournament for men’s national teams, held every four years starting in 1971.

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2026 Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup

The 2026 Men’s Field Hockey World Championship will run from August 14 to 30. It will be held in Wavre, Belgium, and Amstelveen, Netherlands. The men’s and women’s championships will take place at the same time. Matches will be played at Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen and Stade Justin Peeters in Wavre. A total of 16 teams are expected to compete in the tournament.

Hosts Belgium and the Netherlands will participate automatically. Germany (women) and Australia (men) qualified via the FIH Pro League. The remaining spots will be decided through qualifying tournaments. These qualifiers run from July 24, 2025, to March 8, 2026.

History of the Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup

The first Field Hockey World Cup was planned to be held in Pakistan in 1971. However, the Pakistanis opposed India’s participation in the championship. Subsequently, all the instability led to the third Indo-Pakistani war so the tournament was moved to Barcelona, Spain. 10 national teams took part in the first Men’s World Cup in field hockey. It was the fewest number of participants in the history of the championships. The Pakistani team became the first world champion.

Previous Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup results

2030 Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup

At the moment, the International Ice Hockey Federation (FIH) has not announced the dates of the championship.

Keep an eye on the dates for the Field Hockey World Championships and other events in our Sports Events Calendar.